FD shouldn't deal with terrorists.
I have zero support for the involved parties.
I have zero support for the involved parties.
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Thanks Ed, I appreciate the quick response. I will now carry on... Anything good coming to the store tomorrow?
Good to Hear Ed and I agree. Communication with things like that is Important as They are part of YOUR gaming Community.
Happy Days.
That's nothing. I release a tear gas canister in the game room before I launch Elite. That's how we played video games in Dubya Dubya 2.
Kudos to you !
Blimey that was quick! Not even enough time for me to find my pitchfork and torch!
Javert
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Good to see there is a diplomatic solution to this so far.
One thing I leared though:
Are you saying that the trade data that allows sites like EDDB to allow commanders to locate commodities and which stations they are located at, is only available through the old unsupported API which could go away at any time?
I had previously assumed that the trade data was now being delivered through the new documented API, so if it's not, that is indeed a cause for concern.
One thing I leared though:
Are you saying that the trade data that allows sites like EDDB to allow commanders to locate commodities and which stations they are located at, is only available through the old unsupported API which could go away at any time?
I had previously assumed that the trade data was now being delivered through the new documented API, so if it's not, that is indeed a cause for concern.
I don't use 3rd party tools, however I can understand 3rd Parties wanting help from FD for their tools, as they are things they have invested a lot of time in, however their actions do seem a little over the top / childish.
I can't imagine FD deliberately go out of their way to do things that will break the 3rd Party Tools, it would be counterproductive, however, as their is no official API, it is quite likely that changes made to info logged will change, and possibly break 3rd part tools. They do not have time to look at all apps available and se what the impact is.
Everybody calm down, and give ED chance to give a proper response.
I can't imagine FD deliberately go out of their way to do things that will break the 3rd Party Tools, it would be counterproductive, however, as their is no official API, it is quite likely that changes made to info logged will change, and possibly break 3rd part tools. They do not have time to look at all apps available and se what the impact is.
Everybody calm down, and give ED chance to give a proper response.
Ozric
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That's a nice response Ed, but seriously you might as well just pull the API. It will never be good enough for them. How long before we're back here again? Or have they also made a commitment to respect the views and stance of FD and not take it to the forums again?
Read much?
As I mentioned in my previous post, if you don't want this to happen again you need to shift the balance of power away from third party middlemen and regain control over your own playerbase. You need to work on integrating the functions of many of these tools into the game proper so that they can't be held hostage to get your attention again, and so that the rest of us don't have to bounce around google for half an hour to just to find where to get a particular module or rock.
Yes they put a lot of effort into these things, but remember that nobody asked them to, and they only exist as a reaction to the dearth of information available in-game. Ultimately they should not need to exist, but they do because of the shortcomings of the game design. Resolve that and threads like this won't be a recurring issue.
Currently playing a different game while I wait out this storm. If the devs of these third party elements are hurting, I wouldn't mind if they took an entire month of darkness to get the response they desire. I support the actions being made here, as I rely very heavily on the use of third party tools to make this game feel playable. Kind of weird to think a game I paid full-price for becomes crappy when only standing on it's own two feet. Should definitely be something to think about, Frontier. There are so many UI and QoL changes that are needed as well, and it just seems ironic to start this game on a crowd-fund, and not listen to that same crowd when they tell you something is wrong.
I think you need a few of these Ed.
https://mintcustard.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/hd1.jpg?w=225&h=300
Ham, mustard pretty obvious, but what are the smiley faces?! Are those crackers or some kind of potato thing?! I gotta make me some of those...
Can't wait see that. It always Gives extra entertainment ;D
To talk to them more. Oh god wow im so scared better build by bunker for the alpaca-lisp.
Coriolis EDCD Edition, in particular, is my home away from home. I just love updating my ship builds, testing new designs on paper, especially after I got into the Engineers side-game when commodities were dropped.
I don't like the RNG gig all that much. But I also never played RPG board-games back in the past, so that could explain my aversion, the heebie-jeebies. And I don't like to waste the hard to come by, rare mats. But I digress and like the man said, The Complaints Department is down the hall.
I'm retired old-school techie. I go back to mainframes, IBM punch card machines, The Dark Ages before the Internet. But I couldn't code my way out of a wet paper bag if my life depended on it. The best I can do, is to copy sections from Windows .bat batch files to make my own files.. uhm, I could always refresh my resumé if anyone is hiring.??
But seriousement, as a kid who read sci-fi books in the 60's, I live in awe of Elite-D on the screen in front of me. And sometimes it seems like a day doesn't go by, that I discover a new 3rd party web site that supports the game. That will never cease to amaze me, the broad ranging community backing the game, and all the hard work they do.
I don't like the RNG gig all that much. But I also never played RPG board-games back in the past, so that could explain my aversion, the heebie-jeebies. And I don't like to waste the hard to come by, rare mats. But I digress and like the man said, The Complaints Department is down the hall.
I'm retired old-school techie. I go back to mainframes, IBM punch card machines, The Dark Ages before the Internet. But I couldn't code my way out of a wet paper bag if my life depended on it. The best I can do, is to copy sections from Windows .bat batch files to make my own files.. uhm, I could always refresh my resumé if anyone is hiring.??
But seriousement, as a kid who read sci-fi books in the 60's, I live in awe of Elite-D on the screen in front of me. And sometimes it seems like a day doesn't go by, that I discover a new 3rd party web site that supports the game. That will never cease to amaze me, the broad ranging community backing the game, and all the hard work they do.
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